Comment by text0404

There are many genuinely convincing reasons to believe that.

The simplest is Trump administration aggressively asserting the importance and impact of Epstein's network, followed by excuses to downplay the impact and prevent release of the files (going as far as calling it a hoax, claiming Trump was an FBI informant, only investigating Democrats). These contradictory deflections are genuinely convincing reasons to believe that there is more damning evidence which they're trying to cover up.

More convincing reasons that there is further evidence of crimes in the unreleased files:

- Witness/survivor testimony. Many victims have come forward, several naming Trump officials directly.

- Epstein ran a sex-trafficking network which is thoroughly documented in the released files. Over half the files have not yet been released.

- Many questionable/excessive redactions which US lawmakers have called "inappropriate". US lawmakers have also said that removal of certain files is illegal under the Epstein Act.

- Epstein's extensive political, financial, and legal networks include lots of high-profile figures which have already caused confessions, firings, resignations, and arrests.

There are a lot more reasons, this was just off the top of my head.